Court & Justice

The Selectorate: When the People Vote but the Judges Choose, By Abdul Mahmud

One month ago, in Abuja, a small circle of friends, literary enthusiasts, human rights activists, politicians, public intellectuals and thinkers…

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Odinkalu, Others Offer Hope to Millions of the Stateless in Africa

By Michael Blanding When refugees seek asylum, they leave one country for another. But what happens when they don’t have…

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Ambakina Moses Jitoboh and Ending Nigeria Police Alien Tradition – By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

Ambakina Moses Jitoboh died suddenly on 28 December 2025. He was born on 1 June 1970 to a father from…

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Benin Presidential Election 2026: Official Underscores Key Role of Constitutional Court

PRESS RELEASE - Cotonou, Benin, 10 April, 2026 As Benin prepares for…

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 How Nigeria’s 2027 Presidential Election Could be Uncontested – By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

As Africa approached the turn of the Millennium, the leaders of the…

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Nigerian Judge and the Abuse of Contempt Punishment – By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

“Minor judges have been known to abuse the contempt of court jurisdiction…

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Nigerian Bar Association Under Scrutiny – By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

When the then Chief of Army Staff, Ibrahim Babangida - a two-star…

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Nigeria: Saving Judicial Appointments from Corruption – By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

For nearly five years, Abia State has been the site of a…

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ECOWAS Commission, Nigeria, sued Over Alleged Unlawful Nomination of Judges – By Taiwo Olamide Oluboyo

The Trustees of the Centre for Community Law (CCL), a Nigerian-registered NGO,…

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Nigerian Judges and Unholy Relationships with Litigants – By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

Abdul Leigh Balogun became a judge of the High Court of Lagos…

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The Embarrassing Crisis of Judicial Pensions in Nigeria – By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

“The term of office of judges, their independence, security, adequate remuneration, conditions…

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Nigerian Judges and the Judicial Code of Conduct – By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

If you wanna live - treat me goodIf you wanna live, live…

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